C015¶


Research	R0055 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C015

Claim: A 2026 study published in Science documented the AI sycophancy problem

BLUF: Correct. 'Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence' was published in Science on March 28, 2026, by Stanford researchers. The study documented AI sycophancy across 11 LLMs with 2,400+ participants.

Probability: Certain (100%) | Confidence: High

Summary¶

Entity	Description
Claim Definition	Claim text, scope, status
Assessment	Full analytical product with reasoning chain
ACH Matrix	Evidence x hypotheses diagnosticity analysis
Self-Audit	ROBIS-adapted 5-domain audit

Hypotheses¶

ID	Hypothesis	Status
H1	Claim is accurate as stated	Supported
H2	Claim is partially correct or correct with caveats	Inconclusive
H3	Claim is materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	Stanford Science 2026 study AI sycophancy publishe	10	3

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	Science journal publication	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

Replication or retraction of the Science study